Russell Wilson

Week 16 at Los Angeles Rams
The Broncos secured a win last week with Russell Wilson inactive largely due to the good fortune of getting to face a Cardinals' team that just lost Kyler Murray for the year, and therefore had to rely on a combination of Colt McCoy and Trace McSorley under center. Wilson looks set to return in Week 16 for a road matchup against the reeling Rams, who have been devastated by injuries this season. Wilson had his best game of the season in Week 14 before suffering a concussion, but the fact remains his overall play this season has been exceedingly poor. He currently ranks 15th at his position with 7.1 yards per attempt, but has only thrown 11 touchdowns on the year, which ranks 26th in the NFL. The Rams are having a down season, but their defense still ranks slightly above average in terms of slowing opposing passing games. Wilson is no more than a mediocre QB2 this week and should be avoided as a starter if possible.

Week 13 at Baltimore Ravens
Russell Wilson had an impressively bad game in Week 12. Wilson somehow managed only 142 yards on 35 attempts, barely eclipsing the 4.0 YPA mark. He entered the second half with 53 scoreless yards. His only touchdown of the day came in garbage time when the Panthers were simply trying to run out the clock (and was largely the product of a roughing the passer penalty on fourth down). There really isn't much left to say about Wilson at this point besides pointing out the obvious: he is having a terrible season and the Broncos' offense is bordering on useless for fantasy purposes. The offense's ineptitude boiled over on the sidelines last week as a Broncos defender was seen screaming at Wilson as they passed each other after a change of possession. A Week 13 matchup on the road in Baltimore is unlikely to bring Wilson, or Denver's fans, any relief. Wilson is irrelevant for fantasy outside of deep superflex leagues, an astonishing thing to write in 2022.

Week 11 vs. Las Vegas Raiders
Week 10 brought us another forgettable performance from Russell Wilson with 286 yards on 42 pass attempts to go along with a single touchdown and an interception. Wilson has a single QB1 finish in fantasy this season, which came way back in Week 4 when he played the very same Raiders team he gets in Week 11. The matchup is nice for Wilson this week, but he has struggled in similar spots on multiple occasions this year in what has been a disastrous debut season in Denver. Also working against Wilson this week is Jerry Jeudy's ankle issue, which looks set to take away one of his main targets in the passing game. Even in one of the more plush matchups Wilson will get all year, he can only be trusted as a QB2 for fantasy purposes.